Comments on: Raw Runner Beans Can be poisonous, you are warned … Updated

By: David Kessler

David Kessler — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:16:15 +0000

I have eaten half a pack of ready-sliced raw runner beans and not felty any ill-effects (I may have gone to the loo a lot, but I do anyway). I had most of the remainder the following day – again no effect. I do suffer from HIGH blood pressure so maybe it countered that. However no vomiting, nausea or serious stomach upset.

However, having no discovered that they should NOT be eaten raw (from the small print on a Tesco packet!) I will follow the advice from now on and not take chances. Still I’m surprised that I DIDN’T suffer ill effects after what I have read.

By: Andy Mac

Andy Mac — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:54:28 +0000

Yes I was very ill through eating about 7 raw runner bean seeds !
was sick about 2hrs later.
They had been gleaned from the old [dried] beans that I had been clearing up. They tasted very nice though !

By: TC

TC — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:26:33 +0000

Had the exact same thing happen to me last night! I have always eaten raw runner beans but these ones were slightly older. They were from Tesco too!

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:34:22 +0000

Yes, my wife and i both drank a glass of runner bean juice (testing a new juicer!!) and we were both really sick a few hours later, almost at the same time and for the same length of time (lasted a few hours). We thought it was some chicken i cooked the night before but reading the above, it had to be the beans!

By: ancient

ancient — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:46:08 +0000

not sure dried or fresh ? The seeds/beans I would have thought they contain some similar chemicals ? certainly when you eat them inside the raw runner beans as a whole I would assume so, unless the the upset tummy chemicals, are only contained within the bean pod casing which I doubt.

By: black hattitude

black hattitude — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:37:34 +0000

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By: neal prendergrast

neal prendergrast — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:21:40 +0000

can you get an upset tum when you eat ruuner bean seeds?.

By: Kenny W.

Kenny W. — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:21:29 +0000

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